Hepatopulmonary syndrome has low prevalence of pulmonary vascular abnormalities on chest computed tomography.

Purpose: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as an arterial oxygenation defect induced by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations associated with hepatic disease. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of type 1 and 2 pulmonary vascular abnormalities on chest computed tomography (CT) in patients with cirrhosis and HPS and to characterize intra- and interobserver reliability.

Materials And Methods: Two thoracic radiologists retrospectively evaluated chest CT scans from 38 cirrhosis patients with HPS.

Prognostic Factors in Adult Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis.

Background: Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a heterogeneous disease. There are few studies about prognostic factors in these patients. Our study aims to assess mortality rates and related factors in a cohort of patients and test the ability of the BSI and FACED scores in predicting mortality in this cohort.